Volume 3, Issue 2
Winter/Spring 2001

• Page 1

  New Member

  Non-Industry Grants

  Upcoming IAB Meeting

  Undergraduate Research

  New CAPCE Reports

   

• Pages 2 and 3

  Thrust Area Update: Thermoplastic Processing

  Study of the Gas-Assisted Injection Molding Process

  Study of Flow Marks during Thin-Wall Injection Molding

  Co-Injection Molding of Thermoplastic Foam Materials

  Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Thin-Wall Injection Molding with Micro-Features

  Rheology and Processing of Polymeric Coatings

  Supercritical Carbon Dioxide on Plastic/Rubber Blending

  Production of Continuous Microcellular Foam

   

• Pages 4 and 5

  Thrust Area Update: Thermoset Polymers and Composite Manufacturing

  Effects of Resin Chemistry on Redox-Polymerization of Unsaturated Polyester Resins

  Shrinkage Control and Styrene Residue of Unsaturdated Polyester and Vinylester Resin Systems Cured at Low Temperatures

  The Friction Mechanism and Blister Formation in Pultrusion

  Molding Force, Fiber Wetting and Void Removal in Composite Processing

  In-Mold Coating of Thermoplastic Substrates

  Chemorheology of Pre-Preg Resins and its Influence on Composite Processing

   

• Pages 6 and 7

  Thrust Area Update: Integral Attachment Program (IAP)

  Predicting Cantilever Hook Performance More Accurately--an Analytical Design Tool

  Mechanical Design, Joining, and Snap-Fit Interest Group

   

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  Processing and Properties of Polymers and Polymer Blends Containing Nano-Clay

  In-Situ Polymerization of Nanocomposites

  Hot Embossing for Micro/Nano-Fabrication

   

  Equipment Update

   

• Page 8

  Introducing CAPCE Researcher

   

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  Solventless Pre-Pregs for Electronic Applications

  Design of an Accelerated Outdoor Aging Simulator for Tire Rubber Compounds